Hiding a Perilous Truth in James Tate Hill’s “Blind Man’s Bluff”
For this LitStack Rec, we're revisiting James Tate Hill's engaging and unique memoir, Blind Man's Bluff (2021). We're anticipating James'...
LitStack Reviews
A Brilliant 10 for “Linesman” – Revisiting Ean Lambert’s Singing in the Novel by S.K. Dunstall
LinesmanS. K. Dunstall*Ace BooksRelease Date: June 30, 2015ISBN 978-0-425-27952-6 The Best Books are Timeless. Is Linesman?You Need to Get One...
You’ll Love the 4 Jessicas in “The Variants” by Marvel Comics
Writer: Gail SimoneArt: Phil NotoPublisher: Marvel UniversePublish Date: March 14, 2023 Publisher’s DescriptionOur ReviewYou May Ask, What’s The Variants About?Enter...
Is Sophie’s Choice a True Story? – Revisiting “Sophie’s Choice”
1979 Bantam edition ▬ᴥ▬ I first read Sophie’s Choice in a Bantam paperback 1979 edition. Sophies's Choice is not a...
The Women Could Fly, by Megan Giddings
It’s been a while since this dyed-in-the-wool fan of speculative and (often) dystopian fiction found a novel that I found...
Stanley Tucci’s Taste: My Life Through Food & Six of Crows
Taste: My Life Through Food, a memoir “Cook. Smell. Taste. Eat. Drink. Share. Repeat as necessary.” For better or worse,...
“They’re Coming to Get You” – Zombification in Night of The Living Rez
by Montéz Louria Night of The Living Rez, by Morgan TaltyTin House Books (July 2022)Paperback: 296 pagesISBN-10 : 195353418X...
Mr. & Mrs. Witch: Delightful and Delicious
Mr. & Mrs. Witch by Gwenda Bond begins innocently enough on the morning of the wedding of two people—Savvy and...
LitStack Review| Kolchak: The Night Stalker 50th Anniversary Edition
The Kolchak: The Night Stalker 50th Anniversary edition, is an original graphic novel of 12 short comic stories of over...
In Case You Missed It Review: Violet by Scott Thomas
“Something is not quite right.” This is a phrase I used for nearly 25 years teaching creative writing to students...
Featured Author Review: The Night of Demons and Saints by Menna van Praag
We continue our November celebration of the launch of book two in Menna van Praag's Sisters Grimm series with Sharon's...
LitStack’s Featured Author Review: The Sisters Grimm by Menna van Praag
This month, we're celebrating the immensely talented Menna van Praag and the launch of the second book in her Sisters...
LitStack Review | When Franny Stands Up, by Eden Robins
I’ll be honest – I almost didn’t commit to this book. It seemed too close to Amazon Prime’s delightful series...
LitStack Review | Head Wounds: Sparrow
Head Wounds: SparrowWritten by Brian BuccellatoStory by Robert Johnson and John AlveyArt by Christian Ward A Long Time Coming Okay,...
LitStack Review: The Chaos Agents
Author: F. Fox North Title: The Chaos Agents (Baron & Eddie Book 1) Summary: Told in four inter-connecting narratives from...
LitStack Review: Uncanny Times, by Laura Anne Gilman
It’s November 1913, and the brother/sister team of Aaron and Rosemary Harker are on both a personal and professional mission...
Review | The Man with Eight Pairs of Legs: stories by Leslie Kirk Campbell
The Man with Eight Pairs of Legs, stories by Leslie Kirk Campbell Sarabande Books (February 1, 2022)Paperback, 240 pagesEAN/UPC -...
Review| Secret Identity by Alex Segura: A Walk Through Superhero History
The Scene 1970s Manhattan, a city falling apart. The main character: Carmen Valdez, is a young woman dreaming of having...
A Spectacular Decade – the Expanse Series Closes with Leviathan Falls
As an avid science fiction reader, in 2011 I picked up a copy of James S.A. Corey’s Leviathan Wakes, a...
The “Tide Child” Trilogy: Hope on the Brutal Seas
Time wears away at memory, it leaves behind what was important, and you were happy. That is what remains. The...
Harriet Tubman: Demon Slayer Is As Awesome as It Sounds
Harriet Tubman: Demon Slayer Written/Created by David Crownson Illustrated by Courtland Ellis One of the joys of attending New York...
Review – Tiny Nightmares: Very Short Tales of Horror, edited by Lincoln Michel and Nadxieli Nieto
Tiny Nightmares: Very Short Tales of Horror, edited by Lincoln Michel and Nadxieli Nieto Catapult (October 13, 2020) ISBN-10: ...
Review: Not Your Average Hot Guy
Not Your Average Hot Guy: A Novel, by Gwenda Bond St. Martin's Griffin (October 5, 2021) ISBN: 1250771749 The...
LitStack Review| A Terrible Fall of Angels
A Terrible Fall of Angels, by Laurell K. Hamilton I admit it. I was one of those readers who initially...
LitStack Review | Speak, Okinawa: A Memoir by Elizabeth Miki Brina
Speak, Okinawa: A Memoir, by Elizabeth Miki BrinaKnopfFebruary 23, 2021978-0525657347 A child’s relationship with their parents can be difficult, especially...
LitStack Review | A Woman is No Man: A Novel, by Etaf Rum
A Woman is No Man: A Novel, by Etaf Rum (Harper, 2019) “There is no greater agony than bearing an...
LitStack Review: Silence of the Solari by Michael Johnston
Silence of the SolariBook Two of The Amber Throne SeriesMichael Johnston In 2017, Michael Johnston introduced his Amber Throne series...
LitStack Review: Silver by Linda Nagata
Silver (Inverted Frontier Book 2) Linda Nagata Mythic Island Press Release Date: November 19, 2019 I simply do not have...
LitStack Review | Car Trouble: A Novel by Robert Rorke
Car Trouble: A NovelRobert RorkeHarper PerennialPublication Date: September 11, 2018ISBN: 978-0062848499 As Car Trouble opens, it's one a.m., and the...
LitStack Review: Gather the Fortunes by Bryan Camp
Gather the FortunesA Crescent City Novel, Book 2Bryan CampJohn Joseph Adams/Houghton Mifflin HarcourtPublication Date: May 21, 2019ISBN: 978-1328876713 Renaissance Raines...
LitStack Review: Edges by Linda Nagata
Edges Linda Nagata Mythic Island Press LLC Release Date: April 2, 2019 Space is unimaginably vast, with time and distance...
LitStack Review: Mecha Samurai Empire by Peter Tieryas
Mecha Samurai Empire Peter TieryasAce/Penguin Random HouseRelease Date: September 18, 2018 (USA)ISBN 9780451490995 Mac is a teenager living in Los Angeles...
LitStack Review: Earn It! by Cinders McLeod
Earn It! by Cinders McLeod (Nancy Paulsen Books, 2017) Teaching children financial literacy—knowing how money works and having the skills...
LitStack Review: The City of Lost Fortunes by Bryan Camp
The City of Lost Fortunes A Crescent City novel Bryan Camp Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Release Date: April 17, 2018 ISBN...
LitStack Review: The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl by Ryan North & Erica Henderson
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Ryan North and Erica Henderson Marvel Everyone should read the ongoing Marvel Comics series “The Unbeatable...
LitStack Review: Raven Stratagem by Yoon Ha Lee
Raven Stratagem (Machineries of Empire, Book 2) Yoon Ha Lee Solaris Release Date: June 13, 2017 ISBN 978-1-78108-537-0 In 2016,...
LitStack Review: ROAR by Cora Carmack
Roar (Stormheart #1)Cora CarmackTor TeenISBN-10: 0765386313 In a land ruled and shaped by violent magical storms, power lies with those who control...
LitStack Review: The Standard Grand by Jay Baron Nicorvo
The Standard GrandJay Baron NicorvoSt. Martin's PressRelease Date: April 24, 2017ISBN 978-1-25010-894-4 It's rare when an author is able to...
LitStack Review: The Last Good Man by Linda Nagata
The Last Good Man Linda Nagata Mythic Island Press Release Date: June 20, 2017 Oh my, does Linda Nagata know...
LitStack Review – Idle Ingredients by Matt Wallace
Idle IngredientsA Sin du Jour Affair- Book 4Matt WallaceTor.comRelease Date: February 7, 2017ISBN 978-0-7653-9003-5 Idle Ingredients is the fourth book...
LitStack Review – Mechanical Failure by Joseph Zieja
Mechanical Failure Joseph Zieja Saga Press Release Date: June 14, 2016 ISBN 978-1-4814-5927-3 My father-in-law loved to watch reruns of...
LitStack Review: Envy of Angels by Matt Wallace
Envy of Angels Matt Wallace Tor.com Release Date: October 20, 2015 ISBN 978-0-7653-8528-4 What a strange, perverse, hilarious and utterly...
LitStack Review: The Jesus Cow by Michael Perry
The Jesus Cow Michael Perry Harper Release Date: May 19, 2015 ISBN 978-0-06-228991-9 You know you're reading a mighty special...
LitStack Review: Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things Jenny Lawson Flatiron Books Release Date: September 22, 2015 ISBN 978-1-250-07700-4 Jenny...
LitStack Review: Falling Away by Penelope Douglas
Falling Away (Fall Away #3) Penelope Douglas Penguin Group Jaxon is the guy she’s supposed to avoid. K.C. is the...
LitStack Review: Rival by Penelope Douglas
Follow the Rival Blog Tour here! Title: Rival Series: A Fall Away Novel, Book #2 Author: Penelope Douglas Genre:...
LitStack Review: Evening Stars by Susan Mallery
Evening Stars Susan Mallery Harlequin/Mira ISBN: 978-0-7738-1613-8 Nina Wentworth lives on Blackberry Island, a small community off the coast of...
LitStack Review: Synchronized Breathing by Tara Ellison
Synchronized Breathing Tara Ellison The Writer’s Coffee Shop 978-1-61213-189-4 After discovering nude photos her husband had taken of himself on...
LitStack Review: ‘Lydia’s Party’ by Margaret Hawkins
Lydia’s Party Margaret Hawkins Penguin Group/Viking ISBN 978-0-670-01576-4 Lydia teaches art at a small local college. She lives in a...
LitStack Review: ‘Dawn’s Early Light’ by Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris
Dawn’s Early Light (Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences) Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris Ace Release Date: 3/25/14 ISBN – 10: 0425267318...
